Daily Inspiration by Dr. Jerry Burton

He Is EVERYTHING We Need!

“And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.” John 6.35

Jesus is EVERYTHING that we will ever need. He told His disciples, “I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall NEVER hunger … “ He is not simply the bread for a meal. He is THE bread of life. Whatever it takes to sustain the life of Christ within us, Jesus says that He is that whatever. How many times have you sat down for a meal and you looked around on the table and said to no one in particular, “Where’s the bread?” A meal just doesn’t seem complete without some kind of bread. How many times have you worked yourself half way through a day and suddenly realized you were not in close connection with the Bread of life? I hope most of us don’t intentionally start the day without some time alone with God, but we may find ourselves pressed by the busyness of the day and simply got away without our God time. If He IS the bread of life, then we NEED Him every day.
Then Jesus told his disciples, “he that believeth on me shall never thirst.” When you find something that quenches your thirst, you have found something that is a real source of help when you are thirsty. When you find in Jesus the One who can satisfy your spiritual thirst, that thirst is quenched forever. The ability to have your spiritual life full to overflowing is such a valuable asset. Don’t live beneath your privileges as one of God’s children. Just my thoughts …